Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I love to see people just being regal in their own skin; it’s just when they know who they are. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
Creativity is an energy. It’s a precious energy, and it’s something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they’re a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can’t be taken for granted. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I made my first film when I was 35, so I firmly believe that you don’t have to be one thing in life. If you’re doing something, and you have a desire to do something different, give it a try. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I’m hoping to dismantle the public notion – for folks outside of the community – of what Black Lives Matter means. It’s really about saying that black lives matter: that humanity is the same when you go inside people’s homes. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
For female directors, there’s a whole other set of things we have to think about, particularly when we are casting men, because there are some actors who have never been directed by a woman. Crew members, too. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
Oprah Winfrey is a big role model for me from a business capacity and a creative capacity. She is an incredible interviewer who cultivated a certain style by inserting her own personhood into a show on national television at a time when no one was talking about empowerment, spirituality, or our inner lives. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
